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Reduplication of ahe; soft, gentle in sound; weak.

• Examples:
  • Pā mai ku makani aheahe, the gentle wind blows.
  • He, kamumu o ke aheahe mālie, rustle of the gentle breeze, sound of quiet whispers.
  • Aheahe kahi ʻōpū i ka pōloli, the stomach feels weak with hunger.

kik/ʻaʻ Gentle breeze; dust raised and small branches move, in meteorology. Dic. See makani.

s. See AHE. A light gentle breeze.

2. A faint diminishing sound; he kamumu o ke aheahe malie, a sound of a still, small voice. 1 Nal. 19:12. Aheahe ka makani ma Pu; aheahe mai ke kaiaulu o Waianae.

adj. A cough; a hacking cough; i ka manawa aheahe, ke kau aheahe make o Kahalaia ma laua o Humehume, in the time of coughing, there lighted a deadly cough upon Kahalaia and Humchume.

v. To be hungry; he pololi; aheahe kahi opu i ka pololi.

adj., Light, gentle, soft. (Applied to wind.)

1. A light, gentle breeze. See ahe (3).

2. A faint diminishing sound: he kamumu o ke aheahe malie, a sound of a whisper. Aheahe ka makani ma Pu; aheahe mai ke kaiaulu o Waianae.

3. A cough; a hacking cough: I ka manawa eheehe kau mai la ka eheehe make maluna o Kahalaia laua o Humehume; In the time of coughing, a deadly cough seized upon Kahalaia and Humehume. See eheehe.

To be hungry: he pololi; aheahe kahi opu i ka pololi.

Gentle breeze accompanied by a faint whispering sound.

light breeze.